Saturday 8th September 2012 Rhodes
![The Old Fort Which is Now a Lighthouse](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/002_1663x11091.jpg)
![Our Electric Bikes Have Been Great This Year](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/011_1580x10541.jpg)
![The Local Mosque](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/020_1109x1663.jpg)
![The Bourg's Clocktower Built in 1852](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/023_1029x1543.jpg)
![The Palace of the Grand Masters](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/027_1475x983.jpg)
![The Medieval City Walls Run 4kms Around the City](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/007_1580x1054.jpg)
![Ric Patiently Waiting](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/029_1663x1109.jpg)
![Rhodes Attracts Thousands of Tourists Every Year](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/030_1054x1580.jpg)
![The Entrance to the Palace of the Grand Masters](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/035_1108x1358.jpg)
![The Grand Staircase of the Palace](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/049_1580x1054.jpg)
![The Mosaic Tile Floors are a Feature in the Palace](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/039_1663x1109.jpg)
![The Central Courtyard of the Palace](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/043_1663x1109.jpg)
![The Central Courtyard of the Palace](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/055_1663x1109.jpg)
![The North Side of the Street of Knights](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/061_1109x16631.jpg)
![Looking Up the Street of Knights](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/063_1620x1080.jpg)
![Another Excellent Restaurant in Rhodes](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/068_1663x11091.jpg)
![The Old and the New](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/070_1663x11091.jpg)
![A Very Busy Square in the Old Town](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/074_1663x1109.jpg)
![Popular Place for Tourists](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/073_1620x1080.jpg)
![What a Handsome Boy I Am!!](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/080_1109x1663.jpg)
![Feathery Friends](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/084_1663x1109.jpg)
![Best Mates](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/085_1663x1109.jpg)
![I am Very Handsome Too!!](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/087_1109x1663.jpg)
![Back to Romios to Make a Booking](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/089_1620x1080.jpg)
![Many Cute Fishing Boats in the Little Port by the Old Town](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/095_1620x1080.jpg)
![The Windmills by the Mandraki Port](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/101_1663x1109.jpg)
![Another Cruise Ship Arriving in Rhodes](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/103_1623x1082.jpg)
![Some Interesting Shapes Around the Ancient Wall](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/105_1663x1109.jpg)
![Nicely Positioned in Mandraki Port](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/108_1663x1109.jpg)
![The Port is Always Full Here in Mandraki](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/109_1663x1109.jpg)
![The Fort is Glowing in the Sunset](https://blog.murdochs.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/113_1663x1109.jpg)
Today was a day for doing some sightseeing around the beautiful old town of Rhodes which has been inhabited for more than 2400 years with the city being first built in 408 BC. In 1309 a citadel was built over these ancient remains and the Palace towers dominates the centre of the old Town. The new town lies beyond the original city walls which are almost 4kms in length. Rhodes is now a World Heritage Site and is one of the finest walled cities in the world. We were pleased to have the electric bikes which allowed us to cover quite a distance during the day. We rode all around the old city and stopped and visited the Palace of the Grand Masters which was a fortress within a fortress, built in the 14th century. It had survived earthquakes and many sieges but was accidently blown up in 1856 and finally restored in the 1930’s. Following our adventure around the old city we prepared the boat for our final guests this year, who were arriving in the late afternoon from Italy. Our Tasmanian friends Don and Susie had flown to Italy for a special 60th Birthday celebration of a close friend of theirs from Melbourne. A week in a beautiful villa in Umbria, with half a dozen of your dearest friends sounds like a nice way to celebrate any special birthday!! Happy Birthday Alan.
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